Departmental Assessment

The Grinnell College Faculty has endorsed the following six learning outcomes as a basis for our learning assessment activities:

1) Students develop creative and critical thinking skills that allow them to analyze the work of others, formulate relevant questions, and respond to those questions in a substantive way using quantitative and qualitative evidence. (Outcome 1 Details)

2) Students develop a sense of social responsibility and fairness that guides them in their personal and professional lives. (Outcome 2 Details)

3) Students develop the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively in various modes for various purposes and audiences. (Outcome 3 Details)

5) Students develop the ability to approach a question from multiple perspectives, representing a diversity of ideas and experiences. (Outcome 5 Details)

6) Students pursue a chosen field of study in depth and develop understanding of a core body of knowledge in that field as well as the ability to employ modes of inquiry appropriate to that field. (Outcome 6 Details)